Caption | Soviet pilots with an I-16 fighter, Mongolia Area, China, Aug 1939 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseWikimedia Commons | ||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Mongolia, China | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen |
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"I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God, our forces stand again on Philippine soil."General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944
23 Aug 2021 12:26:50 AM
The Polikarpov I-16 played a prominent role in air combat against the Japanese at Khalkhin Gol in 1939, where it suffered heavy losses. At least 110 were shot down; many by the highly manoeuvrable Nakajima Ki-27 fighter.